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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
2
The fragment mentions Py-Fuel and newspaper offices in Seattle New York and Chicago with delivery rates and mail distribution details. It lists departments and contact lines and references second-class mail status for Seattle, Washington.
Representative Francis W Cushman of Washington proposes a congress bill to create a universal language for all nations. a conference in Washington would draft an alphabet and characters with eight US scholars as delegates and one per 10 000 population for other nations. The plan aims to avoid language confusion and prevent national ridicule while awaiting possible adoption over years.
The Chamber meeting will consider adding fog signals gas buoys and lights along the Sound and the Alaska coast. Pilots and ship captains on the Sound and Alaskan runs will confer with the chamber steamship committee and urge Congress to pass a bill authorizing these aids to navigation at suitable points.
The city council committee of the Whole plans a night session to review amendments. A special session will follow to consider reports from the committee. At the same meeting the mayor’s sealed transcript for water department superintendent and health board member will be opened for confirmation.
The Lady Minestrels will appear at the Grand house tonight with eighty rehearsed performers promising a unique entertainment. Willson's Juvenile Minstrels and Wonders present two performances next Saturday at the opera house featuring scenery by Sheridan Jenkins and Wishear for the Bocane theater drop. Ole Oleon drew crowds at the Seattle theater yesterday.
Fans enjoy the two yesterday showings of At the Old Cross Roads and the week’s remaining matinee. Jefferson De Angelis gains praise as a leading comic opera comedian and will star in A Royal Rogue at the Grand on January 5 and 6. The boulevard cafe tale set in Paris in 1979 promises politics and romance from Charles Klein and composer William Francia. Next week The Village Parson opens at Third Avenue with a new company led by W. Nankeville and enhanced scenery.
Mr Joseph L Schermer and Miss Jeannette Davis were married yesterday at the bride’s home. The couple left today for a six weeks’ honeymoon in the east.
A five event tournament was hosted by the Seattle Golf and Country Club at Lake Washington rinks. The ladies handicap produced a tie between Mia and Clara Wing with a net 64. D. Stimson won the 18 hole men’s handicap with a score of 68. Mr. and Mrs FE A Strout won the mixed foursome with 68, while Grosvenor Folsom and partner were second with 61. Rebecca Collins won the putting contest with 24. Lowman and Newton tied at 22 in the men’s event. After prizes, winners and refreshments were served in the club house.
The British ship Blackburn drifted from Race Rocks and was towed into Hequimault at Victoria last night by a tug. She proceeds to the Fraser River for a cargo of oats and other goods. Wet 706 Second Avenue advertises watches at Moore's, 705 Second Avenue.
A young woman visiting Seattle from San Francisco explains her husband abandoned her after a brief marriage. Mayor Humes arranges aid, provides housing work, and the woman plans to return home once she saves enough money. Her identity is kept confidential to spare further humiliation.
Registration for the winter term at the university starts tomorrow. Delayed registration will incur a fine. The faculty, annoyed by prior late registrants, aims to enforce timely signups. An Alaska miners course with three months of lectures by experts will be offered, with a materials fee.
Flooding worsens in western and northern England with many homes submerged and residents rendered homeless. Rivers rise to levels not seen in a decade as heavy rains continue. No deaths reported so far.
A collage of early 1900s Seattle ads shows offerings from National Bank of Commerce and Scandinavian American Bank, plus investment schemes, real estate listings, saloon notices, dancing schools, palmists, furniture sales, and lodging ads. Legal notices include a divorce suit summons in King County court.
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